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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:58:04 -0500
From: Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Today's trivia question
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Richard Nadig wrote:

>It has been rumored that a fellow by the name of Rusty
>Duffy built an RV-3 with a rotary engine.  Now I know
>such a plane exists since I own it, however, at last
>years rotary roundup at Tracy and Laura's house there
>was no one who had ever seen him!!!!  Some thought
>that I was he in disguise.  
>
>There have been some modifications most  notably the
>installation of the Mazda oil cooler, rerouting of the
>engine air intake and mods to the cowl(let's not
>forget the shortening of the prop 7/8" each end).  It
>flys about 7 mph faster at 20 inches and if I could
>get the exhaust temp down I could check top speed.
>
>Right now it is in the process of paint preparation. 
>Hope it will be finished for the October fly in. 
>(Maybe that Rusty fellow will be there!)
>
>Rich
>

Yea, I'm not too sure that Rusty fellow even exists. No one's ever seen 
him at a Rotary event.
I'm betting that you actually built the plane & made up 'Russell Duffy' 
so you wouldn't have to take all that abuse about the BUC. ;-)

Charlie